Package



Mar. 6,' 1923,' l

Ev.- H.l ANGIERy ET AL PACKAGE Filed .May lo,

, 1918, 2 sheenshem ll 1,447,331 E.v H. ANGIER ET AL PACKAGE Filed May 10,.191a

2 sheets-shet 2 rasata n. e, reas.,

EDWARD E. ANGIER, DF FRAMNGHAM, AND WLLIAlJI IVI. WHELDON, 0F ASELAND, MASSACHUSETTS; SAID WHEILDON ASSIGNOR TO SAID ANGIER.

PACGE.

Application med May 10,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, EDWARD H, Anemia and WILLIAM M; WHEILDON, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of Framingham and Ashland, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Packages, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a speciiication, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

rlthis invention relates to packages and is designed to rprovide as a unit for storage or shipment a commodity or commodities in a resistant enclosing covering. The particular package shown in the drawing as an example of our invention is of such form that it might aptl be called a bale and for convenience we sliall in the following description use the word bale referring both to the enclosed commodities and to the covering or wrapping. The word bale, however, is commonly understood as implyinga mass of more or less agglomerated material. While we anticipate a marked field of usefulness for our invention in connection with baled material, for example packages of clothing, we wish to emphasize the fact that our use of the word here is for convenience andby way of example and that single articles or Vnumbers of articles each `of which would have a per manent form of its own might be enclosed by the wrapping. t

Our invention will best be understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein `Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bale with the outermost covering partially re-Y moved and partially broken away;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the outermost covering entirely removed and the next inner covering partially removed and partially broken away;

Fig. 3 is an elevation viewing the bale as if seen from the bottom of Fig. 1 and shows another covering removed;

Fig. 4.- is a perspective view of the bale with only some of the preliminary coverings in place; and

Fig. 5 is a development in plan of one of the end coverings, partly broken away.

Referring to the drawing, we have there illustrated as an example of our invention a bale such as might be formed of a quantity 1918. Serial No. 233,804.

of clthing and having a more or less parallelopipedal form. The construction of the package here shown will best be understood by a description of the method of making the same. in this description we shall refer successively to Figures l to 4' in reverse order.

The bale proper or material which is to be enclosed in the covering may conveniently beenclosed in a wr'apping sheet or sheets 9 which may be sealed about the same by means of an adhesive strip 11. This sheet 9 may serve as a bale tie and may be joined about the material while the latter is under compression temporarily to hold the same in y' to protect the material from the adhesive v used in forming the outer layers of the package.

The ends of the package may next be cov ered by means or" caps or end papers 13 here shown as formed of sheets folded in over the ends of the same by means of box pleats 14 at the corners of the bale. Conveniently these sheets are of a reinforced and waterproof paper such, for example, as indicated in Fig. 5, wherein l have shown a laminated sheet comprising three thicknesses secured together by layers of suitable waterproof adhesive in which are embedded reinforcing strands 15, the strands of one layer extending at ri ht angles to the strands of the other layer. uter covering layers are then applied to the bale, which as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are made up of narrow strip applied in helical turns. Conveniently this material takes the form of two strips of paper 17 secured together by a water-repellent adhesive such as bitumen, shown at 19, in which are embedded reinforcing strands 21 extending longitudinally of the strip.

In Fig. 3 we have shown at 23 the innermost of the layers formed by this strip as encircling the two ends covered by the end papers 13 and two of the sides of the bale. The strip is applied in overlapping helical turns tightly stretched about the bale, which turns are preferably bound together by means of adhesive which may be applied to the inner side of the strip as it is wound in place. The layer 23 may be built up of any suitable number of layers two of which are here illustrated, alternate layers being of opposite pitch. The use of a narrow wrapslie'vim fin Fig.' 2, this layer 'encircling the u two" feeds er eigene and' thermo sides not.

,covered bythelayer 23., ln other Words, the

@inserate helix refined by Ithe tournent Wrapping 'stripin 'the`layer i25 is 'substantiallyperpend iculary tothe axis of the helix formed'fbythe turns oflayer 23.` The layer 25,'fniyfbe formedof any suitablenumb'er of thicknesseafthe turns'of adjacent thicknesses preferably being of opposite pitch, as shovvn, and the vtu'rnsfof this layer are 'boundtogether., and also secured tothe 'subjacent Wrappings bysuitable adhesive..

'Herein thepackage vis completed, as shown infF ig. l,V `bya third layer of Wrapping strip? `t'vhich encircle's the `foursides of the balsas distinguished fromy the tvvoends, the axis'of the helix formed by the turns of this layer 27- being,perpendicular tov both aXes of the llayers Qland Q3. As before, this layer isbuilt up by taut, overlapping, helical vturns of strip "secured together by adhel si've., As shown in Fig. 1, the three VWrappin'gs ofstrip material 23, '25 and 27, eaeh of vvhiehlencircles ,a pair of the three dimensiens `of the package, cooperatively substantially'enclese the lsaine except `for slight in- =teiistices atvthecorners Which are closed vby theffshefet material `which `Was first applied beforetlie layers of strip 'and which is bound down and secured in `place by such layers. Herein the multiple thicknessesof material formed by thefboxfpleats le of the end sheets 13 cover the corners ofthe bale. Obvi'o'usly,l however, the `corners can be first covered by other means.

In packaging large'bnndles and particularlybun'dlesofagglomerated material such as arel ordinarily formed yin bales in the more restricted sense lof that Word, it has beenfound impracticable to utilize sheetsof paper since they cannot be applied smoothly Without warping or bellying or be drawn tightly into position. It has further been found that` these large sheets under the shocks lof transit break and split even althugh formedof materials of high quality and `great cost, this splitting permitting moisture to reach the contents of the package. Furthermore, if it Were attempted to applywaterproofing adhesive fto a 'large sheet offmaterial in order to form a Waterproof layer around the bale, theshe'et could not readily be handled and the warping thef'fvfill bei Xaggiig "Initi liresent invention ythe use ofs'heet. materiales a part of the outer covering is substantially eliminated, it appearing only at the corners;

of the bale ovel` a smallgarea where it is firmly held in position by the crossing layers ofwrapping strip. There `is no large surface Where the covering can lie with an undesirable fullnessr'be subject to considerable breaking strainQM The package `as a Whole is covered with,A compound layers which arefbuiltiijp 'ofvnarrow f"strip which may be dran/n smoothly into "position WithV adequate tension and made-jte VfollcnivV closely the contours (if hilltelffl `Vil'aljlled when constructed as'described, "moreover, the va rious layers tvll be4 merged togethe1""or"'con glutinated .byfth'e solidified orl"setr"adlie"sive in such a `ivay to forma "siiibstantiallyl unitary thiekn'ess which, according to the particular y'adbesfive used,`fmay have a 'leathery orl rubbery consistency which, because ofthe mannerin `Which, it liasbeenbiiilt up Vinto position in exact conformity to the form' of' the bale, vvill be likeVv a vnatural `hide orhusk about'the saine. v y

Preferably, in 4packa'gin'g threesdimensional commodity, as herein shvvmlapply a layer of Wound 'Wrapping stripahouteach 'pair'of dimensions. v"Notionlyfdoes'this providefor a more complete rcevering ofthe commodity vandl for resistant lside Walls formed of crossed elements,'fbiit` theentire package is ymore fstablefand "resistant to shocks. Infh'aiidling large paekages in ship-f ment they are frequently throtvn or dropped on oneof their cbrners. However lthebale shown in the drawing strike,"the torting 'strains in ea'chdirectinare lresisted byencircling bands formed of 'layers'oi" strip. Movement and distortion'of'the nia- `terial isminimized and there is 'less possibilityv of the sheet material Which'fniay be used as apreliminary'covering or'tocover over the corners cracking "or4 breaking.

Moreoveiyl as pointed out, the 'corner' enverings are of al very small d extent and are firmly 'held by the adjacentl'wrappingsfso that tearing or twisting strains en the sameV are minimized. u y

In a bale of this' character Iit is desirable to provide means for handling the same corresponding to the ears of`a bag,'in Aorder to prevent possible puncturing of the covering by the use of hooks. Conveniently We utilize the end papers 13 as carriersforfhar'idles 29 which lare adapted to project z'tttlier corners ofthe bale infthe interstices of'the layers of strip. One of theseh'andles kis shown in Fig. 4. but it will be understood that-two or more,vher`ein fo'ur, are 'prefern ably 'used ateacli endfthe'bale (see 5). 4While these 'handles'l may takef 'any deQ ,sited fel-11a they ,areconvenienuyformed; of' vtwo sections :ofstrlp similarto13h1.lsd

in forming the layers 23, 25 and 27, which sections are crossed and pressed together for a sufficient distance from the point of crossing to form a suitable length of ear. At the base of this ear the strips may be bound together with string or cord 31 (F1 s. l, 2 and 3). The projecting ends of t e strips (designated by the numerals 33 in Figs. 4.- and 5) are secured by adhesive to the end paper 13 in such manner that when this paper is folded they will extend over the sides of the bale in proper directions to resist strain. Herein they are extended along the two edges of the end of the bale and diagonally along the two side faces adjacent that end. rlhe strain resisting filaments or strands, as 2l, carried by the strips provide proper strength therefor, the strain being longitudinally on such strands. Otherwise described, the strips might be said to be attached to the end papers and have fullness which is presented at the corner of the bale and provides a handle 29. The ends 33 of the strips extend beneath the wrapping layers 23, 25 and 27 and are firmly bound down and held by the same as well as adhesively secured as a part of the unitary covering formed by the coherent layers of the complete wrapping.

Having thus described the particular form of our invention shown in the accompanying drawings, the principles exemplified thereby which we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent we shall express in the following claims l. A sealed package having two crossing wrapping layers each comprising overlapping helical turns of wrapping strip wound about the package and conglutinated by adhesive and. substantially waterproof sheets fitted to the thing enclosed and covering the same at the interstices of the wrappings, said wrappings binding down said sheets and adhesively secured thereto to provide sealed joints.

2. A three-dimensional sealed package having a wrapping layer encircling each pair of dimensions formed by overlapping helical turns of wrapping strip wound about the package and conglutinated by adhesive and substantially waterproof covers over the corners of the package bound down by said wrappings, which are adhesively secured thereto to provide sealed joints.

3. A bale or like package comprising a commodity and a combined protective covering and unifying binding therefor comprising coverings for the ends of the bale, a wrapping tensioned around the ends and binding down the coverings and a wrapping encircling the sides of the bale and which overlaps and binds down said end coverings, said wrappings being formed of helically applied strip.

4:. A package having two crossing wrapping layers formed of helically applied strip and bands held by said layers and projecting to provide handles for the package.

5. A package having end coverings, bands secured to said coverings, an encircling wrapping over the ends and a wrapping between the ends overlapping said end coverings, said bands having full portions projecting between the wrappings to provide handles.

6. 'A bale having a handle or ear comprising crossing bands which have a fullness at the corner of the bale and having a wrapping by which the ends of said bands are secured.

7. A bale having a handle or ear comprising crossing bands with longitudinal strain-resisting filaments, which bands have a fullness at the corner of the bale, and having a wrapping by which the ends of said b-ands are secured.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specication.

EDWARD H. ANGIER. WILLIAM M. WHEILDON, 

